Although Feng Langqing couldn't see Grandpa Hu's expression, he could hear the fear in his voice towards the Fox Immortal. He subconsciously looked down and exchanged a glance with Nan Yuanman.
Upon hearing this, the crew members chuckled and said, "Seriously, sir? What era are we living in? You still like telling ghost stories to scare young people?"
"The fox spirit has been portrayed to death in movies and TV dramas. We young people aren't scared by your nonsense. Besides, isn't the fox spirit just there to protect the villagers of your Hundred Fox Village? He's a good spirit, how could he just kidnap people like that?"
Grandpa Hu scoffed coldly, his voice low and somber: "Protect? What is there to protect about people these days?"
"Even the best immortals can be forced to fall into demonic ways by greedy and ungrateful humans... Anyway, that's all I have to say. Whether you listen or not is up to you."
After saying that, Grandpa Hu turned around and slammed the door shut, leaving Feng Langqing and the others looking at each other in bewilderment.
A sudden gust of cold wind swept by, making Feng Langqing's hair stand on end, and he instinctively moved closer to Nan Yuanman.
Before he could ask if there really was a fox spirit in Nanmanyuan Village, a short, sharp scream suddenly rang out: "Ah—!"
The viewers in the live stream and the crew were all startled. A colleague touched her heart, which was pounding in her throat, and asked, "Tangtang, what are you doing?"
Live stream chat:
[Oh my god, that scream startled me too! Why are you jumping around like that?!]
[Protect the comments! Protect the comments! Aaaaaaah! There are no ghosts on the screen, so why am I so scared?!]
A young man retracted his little toes that had sticking out of the blanket.
[@Xuanmen Association, did you hear that? A fox spirit is randomly recruiting people in Hundred Fox Village! Go and capture it right now!]
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Tang Tang looked at the bushes beside her in a panic, backing away from the ground, her voice trembling: "Just now, something furry touched my calf."
Feng Langqing swallowed hard and reassured her, "Maybe it was just a stray cat's tail that bumped into you. Don't scare yourself."
He said that, but he held Nan Yuanman's hand tightly and dared not let go.
He was scared too! Not to mention, he truly knew that demons and monsters really existed in this world…
The other staff members echoed this sentiment, but they also felt a chill run down their spines and quickly called Feng Langqing and Nan Yuanman back to their residence.
Whether it was a coincidence or a deliberate arrangement by the production team, the people living to the left and next to Feng Langqing and Nan Yuanman happened to be Jiang Chuyun and Jiang Xinxin, while to the right were Meng Xi and Meng Juanjuan.
When Feng Langqing and Nan Yuanman returned to their residence, the four of them were disheveled and exhausted.
Jiang Xinxin was sulking and throwing a tantrum in the back, while Meng Juanjuan was gently trying to persuade her. Jiang Chuyun looked annoyed and wished she could take a shower right now, having no intention of coaxing Jiang Xinxin anymore.
Washing horses was incredibly difficult for this uncle and nephew who had never done manual labor before.
In particular, the horse seemed to be working against them. It wouldn't poop or pee when they weren't washing it, but as soon as they started washing it, it would poop and pee, splashing stinky water all over their shoes and clothes.
Jiang Xinxin's short stature made things even worse; the dirty water splashed from the horse manure that fell on the ground splashed directly onto her face, causing her to break down and cry.
Jiang Chuyun had to coax her while working, and it took her an entire afternoon to finish washing her with the help of the production crew.
Meng Xi, who is afraid of cows, had a particularly difficult time letting them go. If Meng Juanjuan hadn't helped her in time, she probably would have been trampled by the stressed cow.
"Oh, you're back? Looks like the mission didn't go so well." Feng Langqing and Nan Yuanman each held a tomato and leaned over the low wall to look outside.
The tomatoes in the countryside are grown without any technology or grueling work; they are purely organic plants grown naturally, crisp, tender, and sweet. Nan Yuanman ate them with a bright red mouth and puffed-out cheeks, like a little hamster.
Jiang Xinxin looked up and saw Nan Yuanman leisurely munching on a tomato, her skin clean and fair. She immediately felt resentful, pouted, pointed at Nan Yuanman, and shouted at the director:
"Director! You're being unfair! Why is her task so easy? She doesn't get dirty at all and even gets to eat fruit! My task is so hard!"
"What else could it be? Because you're unlucky." Nan Yuanman crunched on a tomato, saying the hurtful thing with an innocent look on her face: "Didn't you draw that mission yourself? How can you say the director is biased?"
She wasn't wrong. Jiang Xinxin had three flames on her body, but the two flames on her shoulders were particularly dim. She was currently in a period of bad luck, so naturally she was having a run of misfortune.
Jiang Chuyun felt uneasy listening to this. What did Nan Yuanman mean? Where was Zhou Xinxin?
He frowned and spoke in a lecturing tone: "Yuanman, how can you talk to your sister like that? Didn't your mother teach you? You are the older sister, you should help and care for your younger sister more."
"Like today, now that you've completed your task, you should come and help your sister with hers."
Nan Yuanman shook her head vigorously: "No, no, no, my mother only gave birth to me, her only daughter. She doesn't have a sister."
"And according to what you're saying," Nan Yuanman tilted his head, posing a crucial question, "then why didn't you come to help me after you finished your mission? You're my own uncle!"
Shouldn't adults be the ones helping children?
Jiang Chuyun was speechless and couldn't utter a single word in rebuttal.
Seeing that an opportunity to please Jiang Chuyun had come, Meng Xi tried to smooth things over by speaking in a gentle tone: "Yuanman, then you shouldn't have spoken to your uncle like that. Your uncle is your elder. When elders are giving you advice, children should just listen. After all, it's all for your own good."
Nan Yuanman took a bite of tomato, glanced at her, and pouted, "According to you, this is our family matter. What right do you, an outsider, have to interfere?"
Feng Langqing couldn't help but burst out laughing. This little dumpling was too quick-witted; he couldn't even get a word in edgewise when he wanted to say something on her behalf.
Meng Xi was embarrassed by her, her face turning pale and then red, and she was extremely annoyed. This brat is really annoying!
She suppressed the urge to swear and hurriedly said, "Yuanman, no one will like a child like you in the future!"
Without waiting for Nan Yuanman to refute, he dragged Meng Juanjuan into the house.
To save face, Jiang Chuyun quickly added, "Just as awful as your mother! After this variety show ends, I'll ask your mother how she raised you!"
He then carried Jiang Xinxin back to the room and slammed the door shut.
Nan Yuanman pouted unhappily and muttered under her breath, "If you want to see my mom, I'll send you down to see her tonight..."
No matter how harsh Nan Yuanman's words were, she was affected by them a little, but only a little. She quickly comforted herself and went to take a bath and look at the stars with Feng Langqing without a care in the world.
The first day of the children's reality show finally came to an end. As night fell, the guests washed up and went to sleep.
Meng Xi had a bad day and was still cursing Nan Yuanman before going to sleep. Meng Juanjuan hugged her small blanket and lay on the made-up floor, not daring to make a sound.
As night deepened, Meng Juanjuan suddenly heard a rustling sound beside her ear.
She groggily opened her eyes and saw Meng Xi, who had been asleep, get out of bed and walk stiffly towards the door...
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